Last year saw the debut of the Xbox Developer Direct event in January, bringing us inside looks at some of the biggest upcoming first-party games - and the big reveal from the show was the shadow-drop of Tango Gameworks' Hi-Fi RUSH.
Now, it sounds like there's a good chance it'll be returning for January 2024. A rumour about this has been swirling for a week-or-so, and popular Spanish YouTuber eXtas1stv has claimed they've heard something about it as well.
Here's a bit of what they had to say in an update on Twitter (translated via Google):
"Xbox is setting the stage for a new Developer Direct event, following in the footsteps of the successful start of 2023. At this upcoming event, expect fascinating presentations with news about the titles already announced, giving players a look behind the curtain. some of the most anticipated projects (Hellblade, Towerborne...etc).
But here comes the main dish: I am told that during this event, we could witness a new "Shadowdrop" or surprise release, with the game being available at the same event or even several weeks later. It may not be exactly the same as the Hi-Fi RUSH case but we would have something VERY similar from a game with a close release date."
As mentioned, there's a suggestion that we could get another Hi-Fi RUSH scenario at the event in which a game is either released on the same day or fairly soon after the show, although we don't know any specifics about this as of yet.
Keep in mind this is all just hearsay for now, and we don't have concrete details about whether the Xbox Developer Direct will return in January or not. We're obviously going to find out pretty soon either way!